Work without wages : the motivation for volunteer firefighters.

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TextPublication details: [United States : s.n.], 1993Description: [21] pDDC classification:

361.37 21

Subject: This is a theoretical and empirical exploration into the motivation of volunteer firefighters. After a brief discussion of methodology, the activities in which these volunteers engage are described and a theoretical model of volunteer motivation is presented. The central hypothesis is that individuals engage in voluntary activities to struggle against the pervasive alienating nature of productive activity in capitalist economies in an effort to acheive a greater degree of self-actualization. This theoretical model is illustrated using data from a survey administered to 354 volunteer firefighters in Ulster County, New York. Lastly, the relationship between volunteer firefighting, alienation, and self-actualization are empirically explored, focusing upon comparisons between individuals' firefighting and career endeavors

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F361.37 WOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900038903

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Reprinted from American journal of economics and sociology; 1993, v. 52, no. 3; p. 323-343

This is a theoretical and empirical exploration into the motivation of volunteer firefighters. After a brief discussion of methodology, the activities in which these volunteers engage are described and a theoretical model of volunteer motivation is presented. The central hypothesis is that individuals engage in voluntary activities to struggle against the pervasive alienating nature of productive activity in capitalist economies in an effort to acheive a greater degree of self-actualization. This theoretical model is illustrated using data from a survey administered to 354 volunteer firefighters in Ulster County, New York. Lastly, the relationship between volunteer firefighting, alienation, and self-actualization are empirically explored, focusing upon comparisons between individuals' firefighting and career endeavors

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